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A shipment of 900 tonnes of humanitarian aid has been sent from Cyprus to Gaza, the foreign ministry said on Thursday, explaining that the shipment “includes medicines, medical equipment, hygiene supplies, ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said he was “deeply saddened by the tragic loss of life and devastation caused by the floods on the Nepal-China border.” “Our thoughts are with the ...

Nearly 1,500 people including at least 800 foreigners are missing across Nepal and China’s Tibet, authorities said on Thursday, after a wall of mud and rock collapsed into a Himalayan river, ...

Cyprus is not a target for Iran, government sources told the Cyprus Mail on Wednesday, after a Financial Times report said the island had been considered among potential targets for ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos on Tuesday expressed Cyprus’ solidarity with Colombia following the devastating earthquake that struck the country. In a post on X, Kombos said he was deeply saddened ...

Cyprus will provide €150,000 to the Patriarchate of Jerusalem towards the restoration of the historic Church of Saint Porphyrius in Gaza, which was partially destroyed during an Israeli bombardment in October 2023. ...

The foreign ministry on Monday denied playing any role in the cancellation of a planned visit by Hanamel Dorfman, chief of staff to Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, ...

Cyprus has decried the signing of a memorandum of understanding between Turkey and the north for the development of an undersea natural gas pipeline. The foreign ministry said on Friday ...

Cyprus supports the promotion of restrictive measures against violent settlers and extremist elements in the West Bank, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said on Monday after meetings of the EU Foreign ...

Cyprus’ foreign ministry on Monday hailed the United States’ and Iran’s announcement of an agreement which will bring a halt to the war which broke out between the two ...

The foreign ministry condemned on Wednesday what it described as the “completely unacceptable” conduct of Israeli national security minister Itamar Ben Gvir toward activists detained after Israeli forces intercepted the ...

The wife of the president, Philippa Karsera Christodoulidou was promoted to the post of ambassador, the Public Service Commission announced on Monday, together with another three employees of the foreign ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos directly challenged his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan’s assertion that Greece, Cyprus and Israel have formed a military alliance against Muslim countries in the region. In ...

Cyprus has “strongly condemned” the attack against United Nations interim force in Lebanon (Unifil) peacekeepers in southern Lebanon, pointing out that “attacks against United Nations personnel are unacceptable and pose ...

A repatriation flight from Dubai carrying 149 passengers arrived in Cyprus on Wednesday night, bringing the total number of people evacuated from the Middle East to 1,181 as the government completed a ...

The conflict in the Middle East was discussed on Friday between Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. State department deputy spokesman Tommy Pigott said the ...

Cyprus has reaffirmed its support to Syria’s stability as “essential for regional security” and urged all parties to implement the ceasefire, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday. “Cyprus is ...

The foreign ministry expressed its disappointment on Wednesday over “the tendency of the UN to maintain an equal distance approach, resulting in the inaccurate and selective depiction of the realities ...

The foreign ministry on Tuesday joined the EU in calling for respect for Somalia’s territorial integrity and sovereignty, reiterating its commitment for peace building measures in the region. “[The ...

Cyprus was re-elected on Friday to the council of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) for the period 2026-2027, with 136 votes, placing it seventh compared to twelfth in the elections two ...

The foreign ministry on Thursday paid tribute to the victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States. “Today marks 24 years since the heinous terrorist attacks of 9/11,” the ministry ...

The foreign ministry on Monday condemned Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to the north a day earlier, calling it “illegal.” “[Erdogan’s visit] adds to the ongoing violations ...

The foreign ministry, in cooperation with the Greek authorities, is handling the case of a Greek man remanded in custody in the north, sources said on Tuesday. According to the ...

Four Cypriot citizens and their family members have been safely evacuated from Iran through Armenia and are expected to return to Cyprus on a flight from Yerevan, the foreign ministry ...